10 Momentous Hellos Throughout History
By Arianna Davis and Zoe Donaldson
1525
King Henry VIII bids his wife's lady-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn, a saucy good morrow. Union results in Church of England, Elizabeth I.
1851
Susan B. Anthony encounters Elizabeth Cady Stanton on upstate New York street; "pleased to meet you" turns into 50-year feminist crusade.
1918
Tender is the night F. Scott Fitzgerald says hello to Zelda Sayre, his future mad muse, at an Alabama dance.
1954
Ella Fitzgerald meets Marilyn Monroe at L.A. jazz show. The next year, Marilyn sits front row when Ella sings at the Mocambo nightclub.
1957
John Lennon plays church gig; between sets Paul McCartney teaches him to tune his guitar. Pair forms foursome you may have heard of.
1963
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield bond over athletic ineptitude in junior high gym, go on to create treats universally preferred to exercise.
1971
Tech-geek undergrad Steve Wozniak hears about teen named Steve Jobs. Steve meets Steve; now we have iPhones.
Photo: Courtesy of Gayle King
1976
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King work at Baltimore's WJZ-TV. Snowstorm hits; sleepover is suggested; ultimate BFF-ship forms.
1991
RNC chief of staff Mary Matalin eyes Dem consultant James Carville. Ensuing wooing proves love conquers all...party affiliations, that is.
2009
Greetings from more than 25,000 people are beamed to
planet Gliese 581d as part of Hello from Earth initiative. Saying hi no longer just for earthlings!
Next: 14 conversation starters to help break the ice
From the
March 2014 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
